

Police Chief Bruce Brooks said charges might be unlikely if Robson stuck her hand inside or near the mountain lion’s cage. Pataskala Police, as of Tuesday, had not filed any charges related to the case. Police reported the incident to Bill Bullard, the state wildlife officer and supervisor in charge of six counties, including Licking County. Robson and Shaw then went to Mount Carmel East Hospital, where Robson was treated and released. Shaw reportedly told the social worker the mountain lion had no teeth, according to the police report, but when Robson was walking next to the cage, the mountain lion bit one of her fingers, drawing blood, according to the report.

Shaw took Robson to her backyard, where Shaw keeps a mountain lion in a cage. Robson was there, according to the police report, to assess the home to place two children there. PATASKALA - A caged mountain lion bit a social worker Monday in the city, but whether charges will be filed was unknown as of Tuesday.Īccording to a Pataskala police report, Evelyn Shaw, who lives at 13262 Cleveland Road, was showing an employee from Licking County Job and Family Services, identified as Cindy K. Social worker was assessing home for child placement charges not filed Caged cougar bites Newark social worker at Evelyn Shaw’s home in Pataskala, OH
